4:3 - 16:9 - 3:2 - 1:1

Which format do you guys use the most, and why ? I'm a long time Nikon dx user, and am used to the 3:2 look. My point and shoot was most of the time in 16:9, and actually have my G6 also set to 16:9 because that makes it nice to display on television.
For my vertical shots however, I tend to quickly change it to 4:3

4:3 I prefer it for a lot of things I do especially in landscape, I have not felt comfortable with 3:2 for years. I had a 645 for a long time so the format feels natural, now if they would make one with a square sensor using the max space for the sensor

5:4! So I can blow them up to 8x10! Just kidding although it is funny that such a common print ratio isn't available in any digital camera.

Actually I usually shoot 4:3 on my m4/3 cameras and 3:2 on my Nikon{although they{it - I only have one now} don't give me an option}. I do however love the square and often crop my images that way and even shoot with that in mind.

prefer 3:2 over 4:3 as it more closely matches with our width of view
not as bothered by 4:3 of our cam that much when shooting people, which is rare

shoot in full ratio, crop in post. sometimes go wider for landscapes, sometimes go to 1:1 when theres nothing else supporting the image

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That is what I initially thought as well. Just shoot at max size, and you crop the 16:9 (or 3:2) out of it. But when I was snapping away I quickly realized that I frame according to the viewfinder view. So if I crop later from 4:3 -> 16:9, I feel that the picture is somewhat ruined. Not sure if that is the right word.

16:9 because I like to show my shots to friends and family on TV screen.

U love shooting 16:9 ! Makes you think different and when I switch back to 3:2 I feel comfort with old habits. For vertical portrait I love 4:3 format... I have set a quick access button dedicated for switching ratio.

Gx7 is great having a 16:9 finder... Its evf M4/3 is great for shooting different format ratio!

I wish they will include wide screen ration in future firmware

Cropping is always nice but when I compose it is always for a certain ratio

I'm always shooting in native size of the sensor. So a 4:3 sensor would be shot in 4:3, a 3:2 sensor would be shot in 3:2, etc. Why would you throw away those pixels? Composition is something that I play with during crop and sometimes I compose with that notion in mind. Then I crop as needed.

composition is right at the moment of taking the picture for me. croping later is bothersome and I have enough pixel already. I believe a picture doesn't have to be sharp to be full of feelings. But the initial composition is more crucial than pixel count. Of course YMMV, and I have croped successfully many pictures when I was using old 3:2 ratio. It is just that for me now with giant tv screen, way more pictures get the size presentation they deserve. Kind of the slides of old days! Shooting in different ratio is a blessing with our mirroless and evf...

Try to shoot with different ratio as an exercise, you will notice that all different ratio require different composition rules. And rules when known can then be break. I do enjoy the different ratio a lot and for some time I wanna start a thread about 16:9 photography, but this thread is put more intelligently!! Thanks to OP!